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In the administrative offices, Knoll Antenna workstations, reclaimed wood feature walls, polished concrete floors, an exposed ceiling, and steel and glass conference room pods with sliding doors fit naturally with the building’s industrial use and the company’s down to earth and nostalgic, but industry-leading approach to their business.

The space was designed to represent the latest thinking in workplace strategy and serve as the hub of Cushman & Wakefield’s people, culture, clients, and brand. The space reflects the firm’s position as a leader in commercial real estate, showing its commitment to embracing the best practices in the industry, which will allow the firm to attract even more of the best talent to serve its clients.

The largest of the three buildings is the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese arts learning center, which contains a gallery with year-round exhibitions, a multi-purpose classroom, a ‘cultural corner’ showcasing demonstrations and music, a gift shop, and a library that offers resources on Japanese gardening and related arts.

Serra is the Italian word for greenhouse, and this is reflected in the design of the shop’s display cases. The black-framed vitrines have pitched glass tops to display the varieties of edibles, oils and smokeable products, along with the equipment needed to use them.

Called the Abeyance, meaning a pause of sort and usually in a legal situation, Phillips aims to create a pause, if not a meditative moment that enables one to find new balance in the volatile realm of fashion. The retail space measures 850 sq.ft. and boasts a clean aesthetic of whitewashed walls, paired with timber planking, simple wooden furnishings and steel clothing racks.

Timber undeniably is a prominent element here, captured by sturdy beams, flooring, ceiling, and specific furnishings. Adding a dose of personality to the setting is the painted ombré indigo wall, a custom-made orb light fixture, and a latticed wood wall.

The space in the center he left open and devoted to the public “great room” which serves as a kitchen, living room, and dining room. Despite the necessary divisions the space maintains a feeling of openness and light.

The product display wall references both the natural axis of Burnside and the sawtooth pitch of the logger’s steel saw blade. Another eye-catcher is a revamped antique iron sink in the back of the store.

The repetitive use of hemp fibre is a nod to the city’s historic shipping and logging industries. The material was once used to manufacture tents that housed the many loggers and fishermen. Walls are covered in quilted maritime canvas and paired with canvas-clad shelving and flooring to offer a unique sensory respite.

In designing the space, KRS repurposed original materials from the gutted building, including exterior brick brought inside and exposed clerestory along with douglas fir planks in the previously covered ceiling.

From a 10-foot living wall displaying native Oregon plants, a permanent mural wall portraying an iconic Oregon outdoor scene, to a dressing room that pays homage to the beauties of a handcrafted wooden teardrop trailer, the design of our new shop will do nothing but make shoppers want to head to the mountains, the coast, the desert or wherever they feel alive in nature.

Holst converted a dark, warehouse into a bright studio, providing an intimate and creative workplace for Panics employees, while remaining flexible to allow company growth. The building renovation included three large skylights, a new steel stair, and the addition of 150-square-foot roof deck requiring structural improvements, as well as a number of other spaces including a library, conference room, kitchen and family room.

The space was brought to life thanks to the design and craft of a handful of local artisans. Each fixture and element was designed and produced bespoke for Wildfang, from the plymonds invented and crafted by Spencer Staley at the Good Mod, to the rails and chairs by furniture designer Eric Trine, to the 250 sq ft carving wall build by Flying Hammer and hand carved by artist Mark Searcy.

This new work environment for FINE Design Group embodies the creative agency’s energy and collaborative nature. To create the new space, Boora Architects capitalized on the exposed steel structure, concrete floors, and abundance of natural light of a 5,475-square foot raw shell space.

Then came the fun part- creating a contemporary space that would both reflect our philosophy and function just as well. One of our maxims at IDL is based on the ethic of collaboration, and thus all workspaces were created to encourage this type of communication and transparency, which meant open spaces and no office doors.